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C Minor

Episode 5 of 5

Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics and specific moods. Ivan is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe to explore the key of C Minor.

In "Key Matters", Ivan Hewett explores the way in which different musical keys appear to have unique characteristics of their own. In this last programme Ivan is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe, to explore the key of C minor. They start with one of the most famous C minor pieces of all, Beethoven's 5th Symphony. They explore pieces which start in one key and work their way towards C minor,such as the opening of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. Ivan and Peter conclude by looking at pieces which start in C minor but travel triumphantly towards C major at their end ; Beethoven's 5th Symphony, being the ultimate example. This brings this last Key Matters series full circle as Ivan began this series back in 2008 by looking at the key of C major.

Producer - Rosie Boulton.

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Sat 30 Aug 2014 15:45

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  • Fri 18 May 2012 13:45
  • Sat 30 Aug 2014 15:45